1hntr

I' m going to buy a bow. I need to know if Parkers are good bows. I' ve got my eye on one. thanks a lot.

PAHUNTER21

Yes! Parker makes a quality bow. With that said though... To each is own. If i were you, I' d make sure that whatever bow you spring for, feels right. Shoot as many different models from as many different manufacturers as you can. What is perfect for me, may not be perfect for you.

I hope to hear that you will choose the Parker.

Good luck,
-BJ

ARMallardSlayer

I drew back a Parker at a pro shop and didn' t like it..........the draw is as far as I got.

Clint.

I killed my first deer with a bow on October 1. I had bought a used PSE several years before. I always promised myself that if I was successful with it, I would invest in a new bow. It may be my first and last new bow since I am an older guy. I looked at many and decided on the Parker Hunter Mag Outfitter. It' s a good value....comes with sight, rest, quiver, and carbon arrows. It' s ready to shoot. And shoot it does! I cannot believe how well it shoots. It is quiet and fast...shoots comfortably for me. Since taking that deer with my old PSE, I haven' t had much time to hunt. But yesterday the weather was warm and pleasant here in New York. I decided to hunt. Problem is, I haven' t had a lot of time to get used to my Parker. So, I took my lever action 44 magnum carbine instead. After climbing to my stand, I had 3 does pass by....followed by a nice spikehorn with 5-6 inch spikes that weighed in the neighborhood of 140 lbs. I sat there watching him....trying to decide whether to take him or let him pass. I could have kicked myself for not taking that Parker! He was in bow range. I shot him through both lungs with the 44. The whole thing seemed a little anti-climactic though. Someone else told you some good advice. Try as many bows as you can before settling on one. Don' t fall into the fads and trends so prevalent in bowhunting. Get one that fits and shoots well for you. You don' t need the fastest bow in town to harvest game. Parkers are good quality stuff though, and I expect you would be happy with one.

Clint

ARMallardSlayer

Clint........after you take one with a bow, that' s about all you want to use.

But meat in the freezer is meat in the freezer, no matter how you got it.

Take the Parker next trip..........

urlacher54

Parker bows are fast but they (in my opinion) have a lot of hand shock that is just my opinion not trying to start any quarrels

Clint.

I' ve heard others say that too. Perhaps it is because I' m a newbie, but I don' t notice that at all. On another post, I read that someone else put silicone under the grip. Do you think the perceived hand shock is due to the fact that Parkers are lighter than many other bows?

Clint

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xibowhunter

i use hoyt , however this past weekend i was out at gander mountain and one of the guys there showed me a parker it was a pretty sweet little bow! it was small light and smooth ! i think it cost about 500 smackers , they also had another one that was a little longer axel to axel i didn' t draw that one but it was light also ! hey as long as you like it thats all that matters and hand shock can be tamed with simms products , the grip wrap they make works well,but it does make the grip a tad bigger!

RIStrutStopper

I was bow shopping this year and tried a parker. It consistently wanted to jump out of my hand after the shot. Too much recoil for my liking, but it may have just been that bow. I ended up with a bowtech, but shoot a bunch of bows and get what you feel most comfortable with.